Bracket for supporting window shades, curtains, and overdrapes



Feb. 26 1924. 1,485,145

E. MQRRISON ET AL BRACKET FOR SUPPORTING WINDOW SHADES, CURTAINS, ANDOVERDRAPES Filed March 16. 1922 2 Sheets-Shet 1 Q n co 22 k \NVENTORSEDWARD MoRmsou WILUAM F. F'UTRALL Q ALEXANDER EquNsm "mam ATTORNEY'S Feb26, 1924.

1,485,145 E. MORRISON ET AL BRACKET FOR SUPPORTING wnmow SHADES,CURTAINS, AND OVERDRAPES Filed March 16. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I THUR ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 26, 1924.

UNITED STATES P'AT ENT OFF! CE EDWARD MORRISON, WILLIAM F. FUTRALL, ANDALEXANDER EGLINSKI, 0F LORAIN, OHIO.

BRACKET FOR SUPPORTING. WINDOW SHADES, CURTAINS, AND O'VERDRALPES.

Application filed March 16, 1922. Serial No. 544,143.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWARD MORRISON and VVILLIAM F. FUTRALL, subjectsof the King of Great Britain and Ireland, and ALEXANDER. EGLINSKI, acitizen of the United States, and, all residing at Lorain, county ofLorain, and State of Ohio, have in vented certain new and usefulImprovements in Brackets for Supporting WVindow Shades, Curtains, andOverdrapes, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exactdescription, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which ourinvention appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to brackets for supporting window shades, curtainsand overdrapes,, and particularly to brackets as are adaptable for usein order to support window shades which may be rolled on rollers anddrawn down against the power of a spring to cover the window or aportion thereof, the same being adapted to be rewound upon the roller inawell-known way whenever it is. desired so to do.

It is an object of our invention to provide such a bracket wherein meansare provided for supporting decorative curtains and over drapes, thesame being supported on the said bracket by a support-ing arm, which armis removably secured to the said bracket.

It is a further object of our invention to provide a constructlon ofmain supporting bracket which will be adjustable so as to support windowshade rollers of varying lengths without removing the wooden screws bywhich said brackets are held in the woodwork, my improved bracketconstruction comprising a stationary portion secured to the woodwork,and a longitudinally adjustable portion which may be moved laterallytoward and away from the ends of the shade roller in order toaccommodate the bracket to the length of the particular shade rollerused; and also in such a bracket construction to provide a removable armcarried by the said stationary bracket and removably secured thereto.and upon which arm flattened tubular curtain and overdrape supports maybe removably supported.

Another object of our invention is to provide such a bracketconstruction as will be inexpensive and simple to manufacture, and whichmay be quickly and expeditiously applied to the ordinary window frame.

either side of the roller, said brackets beingin turn secured to thewooden side frames of the window, curtain and overdrapes sup-- portingmeans being also shown in position 7 carried by the said brackets.

F ig; 2 shows a top plan view of the embodiment of our inventionillustrated in Fig. l.

Fig. 3 shows a front-elevational view of one of the brackets, curtainand overdrape su porting arm carried thereby.

ig. 4 shows a top plan view of the bracket and arm structure shown inFig. 3.

, Fig. 5 shows an end elevational view of the bracket and arm structureof Figs. 3 and 4.

Fig; 6 shows an end elevational View. of, the other bracket.

Referring now to all of the figures in all of which like parts aredesignated by like reference characters, at 1 and 2 We show v a pair ofbracket base members adapted to be secured by wood screws 3 and 4; tothe side. These base members frames 6 of a window. 1 and 2 are providedfor carrying the complementary shade roller supporting members 7 and 8;the only difference between the member 7 and the member 8 is that themember 7 has a longitudinal preferably rec tangular opening 9 adapted toreceive the flattened end rod 13 which is the ordinary flattened end ofthe ordinary roller and which has substantially parallel sides. Themember 8 is provided with a circular opening 10, which is adapted toreceive a cylindrically shaped end rod 11 of the roller 12. It is theflattened end rod 13 located within the slot 9 that prevents relativerotation of one of the two parts of the rewinding spring mechanism asordinarily provided in the roller, in the well. known manner, and whichneed not be described.

-The base members 1 and 2 are formedof sheet metal, and have portions 14of their sides turned over so as to form a slideway within which thebase portions 15 of the bracket elements 7 and 8 may slide, the

slideway formed by the turned-over portions 14 of the base members 1 and2 extending from one end of the bracket nearly to the other end, asp'ace 16 being provided at the said other end in whichspace the basemembers are perforated as at 17 for the reception vof wood screws 3,whereby the base member may be rigidly secured to the woodon windowframe.

The base members 1 and 2 have end portions turned at right angles to themain portion, such end portions being shown at 18 for the base member 1,and 19 for the base member 2, these being perforated as shown at 20, andare adapted to overlie the edges of the window frames, the perforations20 in each being adapted to receive wood screws such as the wood screwsat illustrated in Fig. 1 to more rigidly secure the base members 1 and 2to the window frame. The bracket elements 7 and 8 are L-shaped, andcomprise an up-right arm 21 and an arm 22 disposed at right anglesthereto, the arm 22 being perforated and screw threaded at 23 to receivea threaded machine screw 24 therein, and which we preferably providewith a winged head 25.

The arm 22 is of greater width than an interconnecting neck portion 25which interconnects the arms 21 and 22, so that the portion 22 may fitwithin the slot or slideway provided by the turned over portions 14 ofthe base member 1, and the winged machine screw when turned downslightly will clamp the L-shaped bracket members 7 and 8 tightly to thebase member 1. By this means the L-shaped bracket members may beadjusted to any given position in the slideway, and when the desiredposition is reached, commensurate with the length of the roller to beused, and the roller will be held by means of the bracket elements 7 andS, the. winged head machine screw will be turned down to tightly clampthe L- shaped roller holders in adjusted position.

The turned down portions 18 of the frame members 1 and 2 of portions 26have their sides turned over so as to form a slideway for the receptionof an arm 27 of 'a. curtain and over-drape supporting arm 28, and whichportion 27 is adapted to fit between the body of the turned down endportions of the main-frames 1 and 2, and the turned over portions 26thereof, the arms 27 of the member 28 being disposed at right angles tothe stems 28 thereof adapted to snugly fit within the said slideway.

The portions 27 of the members 28 are perforated at 29, suchperforations being adapted to overlie the perforations 20 in the turneddown end portions of the main frames so that a wood screw passingthrough the perforations 29 and 20 of one of the bracket structures willsecurely hold the same to the wood frame and prevent the curtain andoverdrape supporting member from leaving or being moved within theslideway provided by the turned over sides 26 of such members 18 and 19.

The curtain and overdrape supporting arm has its upper end terminatingin an enl'arged U-shaped portion, the said U-shaped portion havingforwardly projecting arms 30 and 31, the said arms being joined by anintermediate portion 32, and the said arms terminating at their upwardouter front corners in hooks 33 and 34, the arm 30, being the outermostarm, is made somewhat longer than the arm 31, so that there may besupported on'the said arms a pair of telescoping overdrape supportingmembers 35 and 36. the said members 35 and 36 each comprising portions37 and 38 of larger and smaller transverse sectional area respectivelywhereby the smaller sections may fit within the larger one, whereby atelescoping connection is had between the sections 37 and 38, andtherefore the members 35 and 36 may be lengthened or shortened dependingon the adjustment longitudinally of the bracket supporting main frames 1and 2, which adjustment depends upon the distance between the windowframes 6.

The window curtain and overdrape supporting arms are like the main framemembers, and the said L-shaped members stamped from sheet metal, and arepreferably made in a single piece, whereby economy in manufacture anddurability in use is had. It will be seen that the curtain and overdrapesupporting arm is herein carried directly on the curtain bracket frame,thus eliminating the necessity of separate means to secure such an armor arms, where more are used, to the 1 wood window frame.

The arrangement herein illustrated and described enables the curtains,over-drapes and shade to be carried on an adjustable frame, supported onthe window frames by a single set of wood screws, and which wood screwpositionin needs not be changed when shade rollers of different lengthsare employed; by using sheet metal in the. form shown, a great rigidityis had, and which prevents displacement of the supporting parts, when,for instance, the curtains or over-drapes are accidentally pulled, andwhich displacement is inherent in supporting means formed of wire orsheet metal prior constructions.

Having thus described our invention as embodied in a specific structure,we are aware that numerous and extensive departures may be made from theembodiment herein illustrated and described, but without departing fromthe spirit of our invention.

Vie claim V In a bracket for attachment to the side frame members of awindow, the combination with a flattened base member, said base memberbeing of greater length than width and being formed of a single strip ofsheet metal, said base member having turned-over side portions to form aslide-way disposed longitudinally of a main portion of the base member,an L-shaped window shade roller holding bracket having one of its armsof greater width than the connecting neck portion between the arms, saidgreater width portion being adapted to be received within the slide-way,and adapted to be moved longitudinally of the frame member within theslideway to any one of various desired positions, a threaded set screwadapted to clamp said member to the base member, said screw beingadapted to hold the L-shaped member in any set adjusted position, saidbracket having an opening adapted to receive the end of a shade roller,said base member having a turned down portion disposed at right anglesto the main portion of the frame member and a wood screw receivingopening in the turned down portion adapted to permit a wood screw topass therethrough to secure the end of the said frame member to a sideof the wood frame of the window, said base member turned down endportion having turned over sides whereby a slideway is provided withinsaid last named portion, a substantially L-shaped flat sheet metalcurtain support having a curtain rod engaging prong extending upwardlytherefrom, the lower arm of said L-shaped support adapted to slide inthe said last named slideway and to fit snugly therein, said wood screwadapted to pass through and lock said support in the slideway, saidprong adapted to fit into a curtain rod opening to carry the curtainrod.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto signed our names this 13th day ofMarch,

EDWARD MORRISON. WILLIAM F. FUTRALL. ALEXANDER EGLINSKI.

